A memorial to the speech Charles de Gaulle gave to the people of Grande Camp on the 14th June 1944.
SUR CETTE PLAGE
LE 14 JUIN 1944
LE GENERAL DE GAULLE
S'EST ADDRESSE AUX HABITANTS
DE GRANDE CAMP
Which ranslates to:
ON THIS BEACH
JUNE 14, 1944
GENERAL DE GAULLE
ADDRESSED TO INHABITANTS
OF GRANDE CAMP
Address
Place de la République
Grandcamp-Maisy, Calvados
14450
France
Coordinates
49.387699, -1.040749
Parking
A memorial to the 1,2,3,4,5,6 US Rangers who fought at Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc on the 6th,7th and 8th June
A memorial to the French airmen who participated in the destruction of Nazi Germany on D-Day
WN81 (Wiederstandnest 81) is a German strongpoint on the coast next to Grandcamp-Maisy harbour, Today two concrete casemates and a tobruk can be seen along the seawall.
